Package-tie.



No. 732,081. PATENTBD JUNE 30. 1903. H. D. JAGOBSON n J. I. TREDB.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY DEL JACOBSON AND JOHN FREDERICK TREDE, OF ATLANTIC, IOWA.

PACKAGE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,081, dated J' une30, 1903.

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To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY DELJAGOB- soN and J oHN FREDERICK TREDE,citizens of the United States, residing at Atlantic, in the State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a package-tie for use in connection with a cord whichis permanently attached to one end of the tie device.

The device is a metal strip havinga shank with a straight portion, oneend of the strip having means for holding a cord and the other endextending first backward and then forward to provide a cord-deector andclip. This construction enables a cord secured to one end of the tiedevice to be passed once around the package or bundle and back to thedevice, and thence around the package at right angles to the formerdirection, the free end of the cord being then forced into and held bythe clip.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of apackage secured by a cord and one form of the tie device. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a package secured by a cord and a modified form ofthe tie device; and Figs. 3 and 4E are plan views of the tie devicesshown in Figs. l and 2, respectively. p

The device shown in Figs. l and 3 consists of a wire having a straightshank 1 and an eye 2 at one end of the shank. The wire at the other endof the shank is bent first backward toward the eye and thence forwardaway from the eye, thus providinga cord-deflector 3 and a spring-clip 4,which is preferably V-shaped. Both the deiector and the clip aresubstantially parallel to the shank. In use a cord 5 is fastened to theeye 2 and the tie device is placed fiat upon the upper surface of thepackage to be secured. The cord is passed once around the package andreturned into the deflector 3. It is there bent at right angles andagain passed around the package and the free end is passed over theshank and under the return-bend, and is then drawn securely into thespring-clip 4..

The tie device shown in Figs. 2 and 4 is precisely similar to that ofFig. 3, except that the straight shank l is bent at right angles atabout its middle portion 6. In using this modified form the tie deviceis placed flat upon the package and the cord 5 is passed once around thepackage and returned to the bent portion 6. 4 It is there bent at rightangles and again passed around the package, and thence through thedeflector 3 and again around the package, and the free end is secured inthe spring-clip 4.

The tie device is preferably bent out of round or iattened spring-steelwire, but may also be stamped out of sheet metal.

We claim- Y 1. A cord-fastener, consisting of a metal strip having ashank with a straight portion, one end of the strip having means forholding a cord and the other end extending first backward and thenforward, to provide a cord-deiiector and clip, as set forth.

2. A cord-fastener, consisting of a resilient metal strip having a shankwith a straight portion, one end of the strip having means for holding acord and the other end being bent first backward and then forward, toprovide a cord-defiector and spring-clip, as set forth.

3. A cord-fastener, consisting of a metal strip having a shank with astraight portion, one end of the strip having means for holding a cordand the other end extending first lbackward and then forward, to providea cordldeector and clip, the shank, deflector and clip lyingsubstantially in the same plane, as set forth. Y

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY DEL JAOOBSON. JOHN FREDERICK TREDE. Witnesses:

EZRA WILLARD, WILLIAM M. NICHOLS.

